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BILAL (Enki). - HOMER. Ulysses in love. Paris,...

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BILAL (Enki). - HOMER. Ulysses in love. Paris], Les Amis du livre contemporain, 2012. In-folio, (10 of which the first 3 are blank)-116-(12 of which the last 3 are blank) pp. half black morocco with corners, spine ribbed, folder preserved. Edition printed at 240 numbered and signed copies on BFK vellum of Rives, signed by the artist. Anthology of the Odyssey in the translation by Victor Bérard. COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY ENKI BILAL: 14 full-page compositions printed in pigment on japon Kozo Awagami appliqué, included in the pagination. EXAMPLE ENRICHED with the following pieces: - ONE OF 20 SUITABLES on japon Kozo Awagami in the margins of the book, numbered, of which ALL THE PLATES ARE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, in pencil. - the printed menu of the 2012 general meeting of the Friends of the Contemporary Book (2 ff. in-folio on heavyweight vellum), illustrated with a FULL-PAGE COLOUR COMPOSITION BY ENKI BILAL, in pigment print, WITH AN AUTOGRAPHIC SENDING SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, in pencil. This composition is a variant of the one on p. 23 of the book.